new and delete operator calls condtructors and destructors respectively :) On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 6:23 PM, Navneet Gupta <navneetn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The basic reason is graduation. > > Since C++ is object oriented and designers wanted to provide more > safety in case of dynamic memory allocations, they defined new and > delete operators to handle allocation and deallocation. > > If you see malloc, if does only one function - allocate the memory, > with new operator on an object, it's appropriate constuctor will be > called and you are guaranteed with proper initialization specially > when we use standard libraries. So new faciliates allocation as well > as initialization, similarly delete faciliates deallocation as well as > destruction (clean up code inside destructor function). > > With free, user won't be having any handle on object if allocated with > new until it is allocated memory and appropriately initialized. > > Also, AFAIK, chances of getting proper memory allocation are more with > new than malloc. Somebody on the group may confirm. > > On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 6:07 PM, Tamanna Afroze <afroze...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I think C++ has some advanced feature for memory allocation like new. > > > > On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 6:34 PM, Piyush Sinha <ecstasy.piy...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > >> > >> Why is it suggested not to use malloc() or calloc() in C++ for memory > >> allocation? > >> > >> > >> -- > >> *Piyush Sinha* > >> *IIIT, Allahabad* > >> *+91-8792136657* > >> *+91-7483122727* > >> *https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000655377926 * > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > >> "Algorithm Geeks" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > >> For more options, visit this group at > >> http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. > >> > > > > > > Regards, > > Tamanna > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Algorithm Geeks" group. > > To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > Navneet > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Algorithm Geeks" group. > To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. > > -- **Regards SAGAR PAREEK COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING NIT ALLAHABAD -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en.
